EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The City Manager may enter into an agreement with a private institution to provide support services to employees to include alcohol and drug rehabilitation, family counseling, retirement planning, etc. The cost of such services may be paid for by the City or the employee as determined by the City Manager.

SECTION 125 BENEFIT PROGRAM. The City Manager is hereby authorized to make available to all eligible employees a Section 125 Benefit Program commonly referred to as a Cafeteria Benefit Plan. The benefits provided under such a plan shall be determined by the City Manager upon consultation with City Council.

SICK LEAVE DONATION PROGRAM. The City Manager is hereby authorized to establish a sick leave donation program for full-time and permanent part-time employees. This program will be available to qualified employees, consistent with regulations adopted by the City Manager, and under those circumstances in which other available leave benefits have been exhausted.

HEALTH CARE, VISION AND DENTAL INSURANCE COVERAGE. All full-time city employees shall have access to health, dental and vision insurance:

a.
Health insurance coverage for inpatient and outpatient services, preventative services, physician/office services, hospice, home health care, diagnostic services, emergency and urgent care, mental health and substance abuse services, and prescription drug coverage. Such healthcare coverage may be provided through a High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for employees who do not qualilfy for an HSA. The city may contribute to an employee’s HSA and HRA an annual amount as determined by the City Manager
b.
Dental insurance.
c.
Vision care coverage to include an annual eye exam and partial payment for ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses and frames.

The City Manager is hereby authorized to adopt a policy requiring employees eligible for health and dental insurance to contribute towards a portion of the costs of the monthly premiums for said health and dental insurance coverage.

City Council members shall also be eligible to be covered by the city’s health, vision, and dental programs provided, however, that participation shall be at the election of the City Council member who shall bear the full cost of the monthly premium.

PAYMENT IN LIEU OF HEALTH INSURANCE. Any employee eligible for health insurance benefits and who elects not to enroll in the city’s health insurance plan and signs a form as required by the AFFORDABLE CARE ACT that he/she is covered under another health insurance plan, shall be entitled to compensation equal to 25% of the annual insurance premium which would have been paid by the city on behalf of the employee. In order to qualify, an employee must be eligible at the start of the benefit year and may not be enrolled in the city’s health insurance plan during any portion of the benefit year. Payment under this program shall be made at the conclusion of the benefit year.

LIFE INSURANCE. Except under medical or other exceptional circumstances which make the purchase of life insurance benefits impracticable, management personnel shall receive the following types of life insurance coverage.

a.
Forty thousand dollar ($40,000) term life insurance for each person holding a management position, and
b.
Additional life insurance in the following amounts:
City Manager
$200,000
Department Heads
and Safety Department Captains
$100,000